BEAMINSTER 190 (20pts) beat BOURNEMOUTH THIRDS 118 (7pts) by 72 runs SIMON Jones produced another great innings as Beaminster recorded a 72-run victory over Bournemouth Thirds in Dorset League Division Two. The in-form batsman scored 72 as
KINGSTON LACY 85 (1pt) lost to BRIDPORT 87-2 (19pts) by 8 wickets BRIDPORT’S bowling attack ripped through Kingston Lacy in devastating fashion to continue their side’s impressive start to the season in Dorset League Division Four. Alex Lee
MEMBERS of Blandford RFC gathered for an extra special annual dinner/dance and awards presentation. The evening was made all the more memorable as RFU Council member for Dorset & Wilts, Ron Jones, presented chairman Justin Frampton with the
GREAT Britain bobsleigh star Serita Shone dished out the awards at Weymouth St Paul’s Harriers’ AGM and presentation night. The young athletes in attendance had their photos taken with Shone, who also took part in a question and answer session.
WORLD Cup-winning England flanker Neil Back was on hand to give out the awards at Bridport RFC’s annual end-of-season presentation even-ing. The club had a mixed season with both senior teams finishing in the middle of their respective tables after
TRIBUTES have been paid to a talented 23-year-old Blandford football player who died in a road accident at Maiden Newton. Daniel Jones, who received fatal injuries when his blue and white Suzuki motorcycle was in collision with a car on the A356
PARLEY SECONDS 242-3 (17pts) beat WEYMOUTH SECONDS 180-4 (6pts) by 62 runs DAVE Blackman and Andy Jarvis both scored half-centuries in a stubborn rearguard action against Parley Seconds at Redlands in Dorset League Division Three. The Weymouth
COACH Alan Willows admits Dorset’s chances of progressing to the MCCA Trophy quarter-finals are “not looking good” following a shock defeat at the hands of previously winless Staffordshire. Dorset, who would have taken a significant step towards
BEAMINSTER Tunnel will now not re-open until the end of July, according to Dorset County Council. The news is a further blow for traders and communities living along the A3066. Only last week hopes were high that stabilisation works would be
LIGHT up your half term with Star, a twinkling treat from London-based family theatre company Goody and Storey. The two performers have joined forces with Mac Birmingham to bring this light-hearted and touching tale of friendship, needlework and
A MUCH-LOVED childhood tale of canine friendship and adventure comes live to the stage later this month courtesy of second year performing arts students at Weymouth College. The BTEC students are performing 101 Dalmatians at the college’s Bay Theatre
FOLLOWING the sellout success of On Golden Pond last October, Dorchester director Mel Hooley is returning to the town arts centre with Somerleigh Players and another American classic, Steel Magnolias by playwright Robert Harling. A heart-warming
To celebrate Bridport Food Festival and following Sladers Yard’s popular Norway evenings last September, the Nordics are coming back on Friday, June 14 at 7pm. This time charismatic father and son Ingebret and Øystein Mojord will cook and present
IT'S DORCHESTER, but not as we know it. Sitting in the sparkling new Zizzi Italian restaurant looking out over the fountains of Brewery Square it was hard to remember I was in the county town I know so well. The transformation of the site has
Celebrity chefs will be cooking up a storm at the Bridport Food Festival from June 9 to 16. Over the last 10 years the festival, backed by the Bridport and Lyme Regis News, has attracted some well-known personalities in the food world to host a
A POPULAR children’s story will be brought to life this half-term. The much-loved tale of 101 Dalmations will be performed by BTEC students at Weymouth College. Pongo and Missus, two Dalmatian dogs, live with their owners, the Dearlys, and
THERE will be a fundraising afternoon tea on Saturday, June 1. More Tea Vicar is at The Vicarage, 38 Herringston Road, Dorchester, from 2pm to 4pm. There will be cream tea, coffee and a raffle
CHURCH leaders from around Dorset donned aprons to bake bread and raise awareness for Christian Aid. Judged by professional bakers from the Long Crichel Bakery, clergymen competed in a live bake-off on Wimborne Minster Green. Members of the
PORTLAND coastguard was called to help a broken down jet ski on Saturday afternoon. Two people were onboard around one mile off the shore between Bournemouth and Boscombe Pier. The vessel Imogen helped them back to Poole Harbour.
ST PETER'S Church, Dorchester, will hold a flower festival from July 6 to 7. The competition is open to everyone, with entries welcome May 31 from groups or individuals, the theme is hymns. To book call Val Beavis on 01305 268756.
A COASTGUARD rescue helicopter found the source of an open microphone which was blocking radio traffic. Lee on Solent coastguard helicopter was on its way back to base on Saturday afternoon when it located the source which had been blotting out
THERE will be a choral performance at St George’s Church, Dorchester on Saturday, June 29. The concert will be held in aid of First Dorset Credit Union with popular choral music sung by Greenhill Singers. There will be light instrumental music
PARENTS, babies, toddlers and children are invited to the Baby Group at St George’s Church Hall, Fordington. The group meets on Fridays from 1.30pm to 3pm. Families are invited to bring children along for a play, with a cup of tea or coffee
DORSET Echo reporter Catherine Bolado will be reporting from Cyprus this week on a major Territorial Army (TA) exercise. She will be sending reports from the ground as those from Dorchester-based 6 Rifles, C-Company undertake a high profile training
AN INJURED man was airlifted to hospital after a dive boat fell off a trailer at Kimmeridge. The boat was being driven from a slipway with divers on board at around noon on Sunday when it came off the trailer and overturned. One of the divers
A SEARCH was due to resume this morning for a dog believed to have gone over cliffs near West Bay. Coastguards were alerted at around 10.30pm last night and conducted a search for a Labrador thought to have gone over the cliff at Thorncombe Beacon
AN INMATE at a Portland jail has admitted possessing drugs in his cell. Michael Lindo, aged 32, admitted three offences relating to the possession of heroin, cannabis and cannabis resin. Prosecutor Carolyn Branford-Wood told Dorchester Crown
Get lost in Dorset’s secret gardens. Pilsdon View in Bridport will be opening its garden for charity on Tuesday. It will be open from noon to 4pm.
Get active on the seashore. Make a goggle viewer and use it to look for wildlife in the shallows at Kimmeridge. The workshop by Dorset Wildlife Trust is £2 and the event takes place at Fine Foundation Marine Centre, Kimmeridge from 1.30pm-4pm
Take up the Chesil Challenge and solve clues while finding out about wildlife. Dorset Wildlife Trust will be running the event at the Chesil Beach Centre on Thursday from noon to 1.30pm. For more information call 01305 206191.
The Women’s Fellowship will be hosting a number of events in the coming months at St Nicholas Church, Buxton Road. There will be a coach outing to Christchurch on June 10. On June 24 there will be a meeting with a talk from Ian Brooke from
STAFF at a Weymouth store are gearing up for a fundraising walk to help others. A group of 24 women from Morrisons will come together to take part in this year’s Midnight Walk. The team will join hundreds of women as they take to Weymouth’s
Coastguards and lifeboat crews helped a motor boat with engine failure. Portland Coastguard sent Mudeford lifeboat to the aid of 23-foot Fairline on Saturday afternoon. The boat, with one person onboard, had suffered an engine failure off Hengistbury
Rail passengers on the Weymouth to London Waterloo line were delayed after a person was hit by a train at Hinton Admiral. The incident brought disruption to rail services between Southampton and Bournemouth. Initially, South West Trains cancelled
THE curtain has come down on the Weymouth Pavilion. Performers from nostalgic music show That’ll Be the Day were the final act to appear at the theatre on Saturday night before it was shut by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council due to spiralling
Echo readers should be aware that more and more companies and organisations are charging telephone callers 10p a minute. The number of such bodies, who should realise that this a practice which will surely lose them business, is growing apace.
I went to the meeting held at Dorchester Town Football Club by Dorset HealthCare and NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group who were explaining how the new Dorset Community Pain Service will work. Being a long term patient of the old Chronic Pain
PORTLAND’S Megan Pascoe celebrated gold in the 2.4mR Paralympic class – her fourth straight podium finish of the year – at the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Holland. There was a fierce battle for honours in the class in the Dutch leg of the EUROSAF Champions
In recent year I have heard many complimentary remarks about Dorset County Hospital. Now, having just undergone a spell as a patient, I am pleased to say that the accolades were more than justified. Therefore, I would like to extend my thanks,
